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Roly-Poly Santas Recipe

I tuck one of these fanciful Santas into every gift cookie tray I make. They're a guaranteed hit with kids—young and old. And I like that they're not too difficult to assemble. —Mrs. Andrew Syer, Oak Ridge, Missouri

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 1 hour Bake: 15 min. + coolingYIELD:12 servings

Roly-Poly Santas Recipe

I tuck one of these fanciful Santas into every gift cookie tray I make. They're a guaranteed hit with kids—young and old. And I like that they're not too difficult to assemble. —Mrs. Andrew Syer, Oak Ridge, Missouri

2. Place the 1-in. red balls on two ungreased baking sheets for the body of 12 Santas; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Attach 3/4-in. white balls for heads; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Attach four 1/2-in. red balls to each Santa for arms and legs. Attach 1/4-in. white balls to ends of arms and legs for hands and feet.

6. Pipe a band of icing on hat, cuffs at hands and feet, and down the front and at bottom of jacket. Pipe swirls of icing on tip of hat and for beard. Sprinkle nonpareils and sugar pearls over icing on hat and beard. Place a red-hot candy for mouth. Spread melted chocolate for boots. Let stand until set.
Yield: 1 dozen.

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JaculinU User ID: 8651868238922

Reviewed Dec. 7, 2015

"in a time crunch, use a bag of the little store bought gingerbread men and then using those frostings in a tube or bag add the decorations/details. Those called cookie icing in the bags,( the plastic bottle are sooooo runny) do harden, but not as much as royal, but enough that you can stack them after 20-30 minutes."

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swtpea416 User ID: 640771632082

Reviewed Dec. 16, 2011

"I have been making this cookie for 3 years. It taste great, looks great. You get tons of complaments. This year i am hosting a cookie swap, and i making 4 dozen of them :)"

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snartietoot User ID: 182155151000

Reviewed Dec. 12, 2010

"The Santas take a long time to make (lots of balls to roll!) but they're SO worth it. The recipe is delicious and they're absolutely adorable. You can't beat the WOW factor. I've made them for three years in a row now and everyone I give them to loves them. I'd recommend using SALTED butter, though. If you use unsalted, the flavor comes out a bit flat. I also use my own icing recipe rather than one that calls for shortening. I've used this same cookie dough to make LOTS of different holiday shapes (wreaths, reindeer, even teddy bears!) and they all come out perfectly! I've tried adding mini semi-sweet chocolate chips to the cookie dough and made plain chocolate-chip shortbread cookies out of them which were inhaled by my family immediately. I even substituted 1/4 cup of cocoa for 1/4 cup of the flour and made cocoa-flavored cookies. YUM!"

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Alecia0801 User ID: 208648071238

Reviewed Dec. 21, 2009

"I made these for my daughter's preschool class. They turned out really cute, but they took a lot of time to make."